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HF Voice Broadcast (Caribbean/SW Atlantic)



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FZNT31 KNHC 101957
OFFN20

Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
357 PM EDT Fri May 10 2024

Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast for the Tropical N Atlantic
from 07N to 19N W of 55W, the N Atlantic from 19N to
31N W of 55W including the Bahamas, and the Caribbean Sea.

Seas given as significant wave height, which is the average
height of the highest 1/3 of the waves. Individual waves may be
more than twice the significant wave height.

Synopsis for Caribbean Sea and Tropical N Atlantic from
07N to 19N W of 55W

.SYNOPSIS...High pressure N of the basin will support fresh to
strong winds near the Gulf of Honduras, moderate to fresh winds
in the S-central and SE Caribbean, with gentle to moderate 
winds elsewhere through the weekend. The pressure gradient will 
tighten early next week, with fresh to strong trades in the 
S-central and NW Caribbean, and moderate to fresh elsewhere. Seas
will build next week as a result of the increasing winds. 
Meanwhile, haze due to agricultural fires in Central America 
continues across most of the NW Caribbean. 

NW Caribbean W of 85W

.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SAT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.MON...SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.TUE...SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.WED...SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 

Caribbean N of 15N between 72W and 85W

.TONIGHT...S of 18N, E winds less than 10 kt, increasing to
10 to 15 kt after midnight. Elsewhere, SE winds less than 10 kt.
Seas 3 ft. 
.SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt S of 18N, and SE less than 10 kt
elsewhere. Seas 3 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...S of 18N, E winds less than 10 kt, increasing to
10 to 15 kt after midnight. Elsewhere, SE winds less than 10 kt.
Seas 2 ft or less. 
.SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt S of 18N, and SE less than 10 kt
elsewhere. Seas 3 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TUE...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.WED...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

Caribbean from 11N to 15N W of 72W

.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.TUE...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.WED...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 

SW Caribbean S of 11N

.TONIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.SAT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning,
subsiding to 2 ft or less. 
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.SUN...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.WED...SE winds less than 10 kt, shifting to SW in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

Caribbean between 64W and 72W

.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT...Gulf of Venezuela, E winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SE in
the afternoon,Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or
less. Elsewhere, E winds 10 to 20 kt, seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less Gulf of
Venezuela, and 3 to 5 ft elsewhere. 
.SUN...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TUE...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.WED...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

Offshore Leeward Islands and adjacent ATLC waters from 15N to
19N W of 55W

.TONIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

Offshore Windward Islands and adjacent ATLC waters from 07N to
15N W of 55W

.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

Synopsis for the the SW N Atlantic including the Bahamas

.SYNOPSIS...Weak 1014 mb low pressure near 24.5N60W is along a
trough in the eastern waters. These features will dissipate 
by early Sat. Otherwise, high pressure over the basin will weaken
as a cold front moves off the SE United States, reaching from 
31N74W to near West Palm Beach, Florida early Sat, then from just
SE of Bermuda to the Straits of Florida early Sun. Fresh to 
strong winds will be ahead of the front through Sat evening, with
moderate to fresh winds behind the front. Associated building 
seas will accompany the winds, to around 8 ft. The front will 
weaken and slow, reaching from 31N59W to the SE Bahamas early 
Mon, then from 29N55W to 23N65W early Tue as high pressure builds
in the wake of the front. Another front may enter the NW waters
around mid-week.

ATLC waters from 27N to 31N W of 77W

.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt
after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN...N winds less than 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable
winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming E less
than 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.MON...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TUE...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.WED...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

ATLC waters from 27N to 31N between 65W and 77W

.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SAT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SUN...N winds less than 10 kt W of 70W, and NW 10 to 20 kt
elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.MON...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.WED...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 

Bahamas N of 22N

.TONIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt, shifting to SE after
midnight. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SW in the afternoon.
Seas 2 ft or less. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.SUN...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.SUN NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.MON...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SE in the afternoon.
Seas 2 ft or less. 
.WED NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 

ATLC waters from 22N to 27N between 65W and the Bahamas

.TONIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than
10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds less than 10 kt in the evening, becoming
variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.MON...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.WED...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 

ATLC waters S of 22N W of 65W

.TONIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SAT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.SUN...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming E less
than 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.MON...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in
the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E in the afternoon.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 

ATLC waters from 19N to 22N between 55W and 65W

.TONIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SAT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming SE 10 kt
after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming SE 10 kt
after midnight. Seas 3 ft. 
.MON...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.WED...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.